# UK Column News — 12th August 2026

An episode of [UK Column News](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/545305768), 13 Aug 2026, 1 h 02 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1044e334c/podcast/play/124124661/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-12%2F429709063-44100-2-a27fe14626ce4.mp3

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News. Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News. ► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here ► \[UK Column Website\] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website ► \[Support UK Column\] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism ► \[UK Column YouTube\] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news Follow #UKColumn on: ► X ► Telegram ► Facebook ► Instagram 00:00 Introduction 00:37 Facial Recognition: Live in London 07:20 Drought: Fishy Tales from the river 12:11 Colombia: Earthquake & regime change 20:57 Support UK Column’s Independent Journalism 25:30 Dobby Effect: People power does work 29:40 Electricity: Bribes for pylons 32:45 War Graves: Cover-up of headstone crushing 39:45 Arctic: China gets going on sea route 43:01 Syria: New agreement bad news for Russia 52:34 Russia: UK steps up surveillance 55:00 Civil War: Musk allows Bones to continue 01:01:20 Eclipse: Charles cracks a few jokes

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